Marco Leona, David H. Koch Scientist in Charge, Department of Scientific Research
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Many visitors may not realize that the Museum's staff includes ten scientists, with backgrounds in chemistry, biology, geology, or engineering. As part of the Department of Scientific Research, we study the materials and the technologies that were used in creating works of art, and we collaborate with curators and conservators on art historical studies, conservation research, and conservation treatments.
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Posted: Monday, February 1, 2010
The Museum announced today that the spring 2011 Costume Institute exhibition will be Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. The exhibition, on view May 4–July 31, 2011, will celebrate the late Mr. McQueen's extraordinary contributions to fashion.
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Joseph Loh, Managing Museum Educator, Public and Exhibition Programs
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
Earlier this month, the Met acquired its first work by Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736–1783), the Austrian sculptor best known for his series of character heads, which are physiognomic and psychological studies.
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Katie Steiner, Research Assistant, Department of American Paintings and Sculpture
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
Over the past four months, I have been writing posts and responding to comments on a blog dedicated to the special exhibition American Stories: Paintings of Everyday Life, 1765–1915. The exhibition closed last Sunday, but both the blog and a special feature will remain online for those who'd like to revisit the more than one hundred iconic paintings that were included in galleries.
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Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
We've heard from many of you that you enjoy this website and find it to be an exciting, in-depth access point into the Museum's collections, exhibitions, programs, and research. But we've also heard that you would appreciate a single page where you can sample what's on at the Museum right now and what our experts are working on behind the scenes.
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